Travel early this Christmas. There are no services from mainline station from 24 – 29 December

Kristian, Project Manager

Please plan ahead at nationalrail.co.uk/christmas as we work to deliver our Railway Upgrade Plan

24 December to 2 January

#ChristmasWorks As part of our Railway Upgrade Plan we are carrying out essential engineering Services from Broadway work for the Project between are likely to be very busy during this Paddington, Reading and Heathrow period. There is no step-free access at from Saturday 24 December until Ealing Broadway, if you are travelling Monday 2 January which may affect with luggage, children or need your journey. assistance, please use an alternative terminal: Improvement works are also taking place in the Cardiff area on 27-28 December and Your tickets will be valid for: 1-2 January. • Euston, if you’re travelling to and from the Hereford, Worcester, Cheltenham Please check before you travel. and Gloucester areas • Marylebone , if you’re travelling to and Service changes from the Oxford area Friday 23 December • Waterloo , if you’re travelling to and Additional services will run from from , South Wales, the South Paddington throughout the day to West and Basingstoke accommodate people travelling ahead of Christmas. and services Saturday 24 December There will be no services between London GWR services and ; trains will only There will be no trains between Paddington run between Airport terminals. If you are and Ealing Broadway on Christmas Eve. travelling to Heathrow via Reading your A revised timetable will run from Ealing ticket will be valid on the RailAir bus. Broadway to routes across the West of England with all services ending earlier Sunday 25 to Monday 26 December than usual. GWR services There will be no trains across our network on Last trains from Ealing Broadway: Christmas Day or Boxing Day. 18:04 Ealing Broadway to Penzance 18:46 Ealing Broadway to Cardiff Central Heathrow Express and Heathrow 19:50 Ealing Broadway to Worcester Connect services Shrub Hill There will be no services between London 20:04 Ealing Broadway to Exeter St Davids and Heathrow Airport; trains will only run 21:29 Ealing Broadway to Bristol between Airport terminals. Temple Meads 21:50 Ealing Broadway to Reading Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 December GWR services Please use or the underground There will be no trains between Paddington to travel between Ealing Broadway and and Ealing Broadway. An amended Paddington. timetable, which starts later in the day than usual, will run from Ealing Broadway to routes across the West of England. Please use London buses or the underground 20:00 Paddington to Exeter St Davids to travel between Ealing Broadway and 21:27 Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads Paddington. However the 00:05, 00:30 and 01:00 Buses will replace trains between Newport, Paddington to Twyford services will extend Cardiff and Bridgend. to Reading and additional trains will run from Paddington to Reading between 01:55 Heathrow Express and Heathrow and 05:29. Connect services There will be no services from London to Heathrow Express and Heathrow Heathrow; trains will only run between Connect services Airport terminals. If you are travelling to Heathrow Express services will depart every Heathrow via Reading your ticket will be valid 30 minutes at the following times: on the RailAir bus. Paddington at 55 and 25 minutes past Friday 30 December the hour GWR services Terminal 5 at 57 and 27 minutes past Trains will start running between Paddington the hour and Ealing Broadway again but on a revised Terminals 2 and 3 at 03 and 33 minutes timetable which starts later in the day past the hour than usual. Heathrow Connect services will depart once Heathrow Express and Heathrow an hour from Paddington and Heathrow. Connect services Heathrow Express services will depart every Sunday 1 to Monday 2 January 30 minutes at the following times: GWR services There will be no services between Newport Paddington at 55 and 25 minutes past and Bridgend. All other services will run on an the hour amended timetable. Terminal 5 at 57 and 27 minutes past the hour Heathrow Express and Heathrow Terminals 2 and 3 at 03 and 33 minutes Connect services past the hour A normal Sunday service will run on Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect on Heathrow Connect services will depart once 1 January. An amended timetable will run on an hour from Paddington and Heathrow. both services on 2 January. Saturday 31 December Tuesday 3 January GWR services Normal services resume between An amended timetable will run from Paddington, Reading and Heathrow. Paddington to all routes with some services finishing earlier than usual. Please check Last trains from Paddington: before you travel at: 18:00 Paddington to Penzance 18:57 Paddington to Cardiff Central nationalrail.co.uk/Christmas 19:50 Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill The Elizabeth line – your new Dec 2019 – The Elizabeth line is fully open, east‑west railway with services running across the whole route. We’re building a new rail line for London Better connections and the South East. It will reduce crowding The new route will improve connections to on trains, the underground, and buses; give key destinations including the West End, you more choice and make it easier to get Heathrow, the City and Canary Wharf. It will you where you want to go. The project is bring an extra 1.5 million people within constructing 10 new stations, improving 30 45 minutes of central London and reduce more, creating 21 kilometres of twin-bore many journey times across London and the tunnels under London and delivering major South East. improvements to the existing rail network. More accessible New stations, new trains, new route All stations will be step-free from street The new service will open in phases. to platform level. All new stations will May 2017 – new trains will enter the TfL Rail have marked routes, clear signage and service between Liverpool Street and information to help passengers find . their way.

May 2018 – TfL Rail service opens between More comfortable Paddington and Heathrow Spacious, new, air-conditioned trains will be able to carry 200 million passengers Dec 2018 – the Elizabeth line opens. Services a year, increasing central London’s rail will run between Paddington and Abbey capacity by 10% and reducing congestion Wood, Liverpool Street and Shenfield; and across London. Paddington and Heathrow.

May 2019 – Elizabeth line services run from Paddington to Shenfield, Abbey Wood and Heathrow.

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